Powder box



Jan.- 15 1924- J'. w. FISCHER POWDER BOX Filed Apg. 19,-1922 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented dan. l5, 1924.

` JoHN W. risonniit, ork cnlA'rHAM; ILLINOIS. f

POWDER-f Box.

Application filed-August 19,.Y 1922.4 vSerialV No. 583,007.

To'aZZ whom t may concern.' .y I

.Be it knownthat I, JOHN W. Fiscmcn, a citizen oftheUnited States, residing at Chatham, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Powder Boxes, 0f which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to powder boxes or containers as used by miners in the mining of coal, and an object of the invention is to provide a container for powder which will prevent the unauthorized or malicious taking or use of the powder.

It is the present practice, for the powder n supply man to place the supply of blasting powder ordered by the miner in the room or place in the mine where he is working and the can containing the powder is usually set on the floor of the room in any convenient place and quite frequently, when the miner is away some other miner or person passing and seeing the powder, will appropriate it for his own use which not only necessitates the reordering of the powder by the rightful owner but frequently causes loss of time and money in getting the new supply.

It is an object of this invention to provide a. container for the powder which will prevent its theft.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved container.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the container.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the powder container proper, which is indicated by the numeral 1, is hingedly connected as shown at 2 to the end 3 of the tool chest or box 4 in which the miner usually keeps his tools when not in use. The powder container 1, is in the form of a. bin and its outer or front side 5 forms a closure for the opening in the end (3 of the chest 4 through which the box l moves. The inner wall 7 of the box 1 is curved, and its uppermost portion is provided with an opening 8 to permit the ordered supply of powder to be placed therein.

The lid or cover 9 of the chest 4 is provided with a suitable hasp 10 to permit the chest'to be locked whendesiredland when the. miner orders powder and leaves before it is delivered, he swings the powder con ta-inerbox 1`outwardly into'open position', as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, exposing the opening 8. The powder supply man then places the supply of powder in the box 1 and moves it upon its hinges into the chest 4, as shown in solid lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings in which it is held against opening movement from the outside of the chest 4 by means of the catch 11 carried by the box 1 and the spring catch 12 which is positioned in the chest 4. It is necessary to open the cover 9 of the chest to release the engagement ofthe catches 11 and 12 to permit the powder box 1 to be swung into its receiving position.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the co-engaging ends 13 of the catches 11 and 12 are shaped to provide proper locking engagement when the box 1 is swung into the chest 4. A handle 14 is carried by the front side 5 to facilitate the opening and closing of the box 1 and also to facilitate the carrying of the chest.

By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be noted that the side 5 engages the end 6 of the chest 4 for limiting the outward movement of the box 1.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in other manners and the parts associated in different relations and, therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner exce t as set forth in the claims hereunto appen ed.

I-Iaving thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a powder container, a chest, a box hingedly connected thereto and opening out through one end of the chest, and locking means releasable from the interior of the chest for locking the box in position in the chest.

2. In a powder box for miners, a chest, a powder containing box hinge-diy connected at one corner to said chest and adapted to be opened out through one end of the chest, the inner wall of said box being provided with a powder receiving opening which is exposed when the box is moved outwardly upon its hinge, and locking means releasable from the interior of the chest for locking said box in the chest.

3. In a powder box for miners, a chest, a powder containing box hingedly connected at one corner toV said chest and adapted'to be opened out through one end of theohest, the inner wall of said box beingy provided with a ypowder receiving opening .which is exposed `when the box is moved outwardly upon its hinge, and looking means releasable from the interior of the Chest fOr looking said boX in the chest, a part of said looking means forming a stop for limiting the yout- Ward movement of the boX.

4. In a powder box for miners, a chest, a powder containing box hingedly connected at one Corner to said chest and adapted to be opened out through one end of the Chest,

the inner Wall oi Said box being provided with Va powder receiving opening which is exposed when the box is moved outwardly upon its hinge, a Catch carried by the powder box, a spring catch mounted Within said chest and adapted to engage said box carried catch for looking the box in position Within the chest.

ln testimony Twhereof ll affix my signature.

JOHN W. FISCHER., 

